Stamp-vending machine.



G. TRQMBLBY. STAM? VBNDING Mmmm.

APPLIUATION HLED APH s 1910 986,247.' Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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G. TROMBLEY. STAMP VEND-ING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.9.1 910.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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G. TROMBLBY.

STAMP VBNDING MACHINE. APPLIUATION FILED APR.9,1910,.

986,247. Patented 111111.11911.

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nnirnn snirns GEGRGE TILGJELEY, F BLOOMNGDALE, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNGR OF ONE-HALF .'l

" .ALONZO P. SMITH, OF BLOOMINGDALE, NEW YORK.

STAMP-VENDING MACHINE.

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To el( whom it met; conce-m: Be 1t known 'that I. GEORGE TnoMnLm, :z citizen ot' the United Sdites, residing at Bloomingdale. in the county of lisscx and' machine of'that type' in which a stamp is 'severed from-a -ribbon by means of aknife which. 'can be set into operation by the deposit ofs. coin, the' ribbon being fed one step by the operationct a slide each time a purchaser uses the machine.'

The invention has forone of its objects lto ifinpro've 'and simplify' Athe construction and operation o machines of this character vsofas to be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and ellicient- 1n use, readily manipulated, and so 'designed as to be tamper proof.

Another object of, the invention ist'hc provision of :t novel cutting mechanism for severing the stampsof the ribbon cach time a coin is deposited in the machine.

Another object of the invention is the .provision of an actuator which normally `closes the mouth of the coin chute and re quires to b'e actuated to permit the mouth to be ex osed so that n. coin can be introduced and t e actuator is so arranged that it will cover the stamp discharging opening when in position to permit of :l coin to bc inserted `and in this Way an instrument cannot be introduced into the discharge opening to extract lthe stamps. y

With these objects in view, and others :is will appetit' as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction andnrrnngement of parts which `Will be more fully 4described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawin s, which illustrate one embodiment of tie Ainvention :-.-Figure 1 is a front perspective View fof the' `vending mgichine showing! the actu gator or slide in normal by full lines and in setpositon'for setting the stump severing niechnnism by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is inertie-.il line Fig. l. Fig. 3 3 d-an sectional View showing thenctnamm slide and cutting knife in 1 'different Specification of Letters Patent.

-Iz'itented Mor. *7, 1911.

ation filed April 9. 1910. Serial No. 554,397.

position from that in Fig. i2. vertical section of the machine. Fig.4 is a. vertical section taken on linc 't5-5, Fig. f2 and showin the parts of the stamp severing mechanism 1n normal position. Figjt is-a similar View showingt'he said mechanism in set position Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

'Referring to the drawin A designates the casing lof the machine ,w iich may be of any suitable size and shape and constructed of any suitable material. At one side of the casing is a door 1, 'which swings on hinges 2, so that the casing can be opened in order to inspect the mechanism` supply'a new roll of stamps when necessary and to remove the coins, the latter being collected in a chamber 3 at thebottoxn of the casing. On the front of the casing is stamp receitveror holder 4 disposed under the". stamp discharging opening" ormouth -5 of the machine. Arranged above the mouth 5A is an actuator in the form of `a slide 'or plate .-6 that has'a handle 7 and when this slide is moved downwardly it not only sets the stamp cutting or seifering mechanism but exposes the open- 'ing 8 of 'thecoin chute 9 and covers the discharge opening 5 for the sta-inps so that the stamp feeding devicefeannot be interfered with by the introduction by a Wire or other instrument through the. discharge opening.

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The frontof the casing has n vertical slot l() through which entends a bolt ltor other fastening for connect-ing the actuating slide with a, suitable part of the cutting meetup.

r which can be wound into n roll and orA ron ed in a. compartment 15 in the bottom lof t e casing,' the roll being freely rotatable vOn'zi shaft 16 rigidly secured to one wall ot" vthe casing. One side of the roll containing compartment 15 consists of a plate 17 vmounted on hinges 18 so .that by swinging the plete lnterfilly nfroll ofstamp ribbon cm1 he placed on the shaft 16. Above the roll is a feedingI wheel 19 mounted to freely turn on an axle 20. This wheel, which has I peripheral iiangcs` 21, is disposed approximately tangential to the stamp-discharging opening so that the ribbon can pass upA wardly behind the wheel andthence forwardly over the same to the discharge opening of the machine, the ribbon passing through a lguide passage 22,formed in a casing or block 23 that is supported o'n the front wall of the casing between the wheeland discharge openings. Goperating with the feed wheel is an idler or friction roll 24 that h as its axle 25 disposed in vertical slots 26 'if a. bearing bracket 27 secured to the top of the machine. Engaging the axle are springs 28 which press the Wheel 2s! downwardly Into engagement with the wheel 19. .y'lle thickness of the'friction wheel 24 is such that it catwork betweent-he flanges 21 of the Wheel 19 and the periphery of each \vlieel'is\;covered with sandpaper 29 so as to obtaine 4betterugrip ony theYribbon of stam s ancl besides'- tbesand paper V1n-the Whee 19 prevents the ribbon from adher- -ing thereto should the mucilage become soft from dampnss inthe.air; `.Byshiftin the friction roll or wheel2t`lupwardly :in laterally, itl can be engaged with one of the flanges of the wheel 19 and thus be support'- ed olf the periphery ofthe. latter wheel while the stamp ribbonis bein r applied to the wheel 19. The free end.A of the ribbon is inserted into the passage 22 as far as :it will-go, it' being limited by the knife or clutter which severs the stamps.

The feeding wheel 19 is adapted to move step by. step a distance equal toa stam-p and this feeding movement takes place when the knife or cutting mechanism is set by the downward movement ofthe slide 7. For

this purpose, the heel 19 is provided with ratchet teeth 30 arrangedon one side and.

cooperating therewith is a pawl 31 fulcrumed on the axle or shaft for the wheel 19, the pawl being provided with a spring or equivalent tooth which engages the ratchet teeth. Every 'time the arm or pawl 31 is depressed during the setting of vthe cutting mechanism, the feed wheel will turn one step and feed the. ribbon forwardly to l bring the next stamp to the knife or cutter. Backward n'lovement. of the wheel 19 is prevented by a hold-back pawl 32 fnlClll'nied al 33 and held by a spring 34 into engagement with pegs or teeth 35 onl the side of the wheel opposite from the ratchet teeth.

Arranged at the forward end of' the. passagl. 22 is a cutter 36 which swings-in a vertical planeon a pivot 32'. and the upper edge. of this cutter or knife is sharpened so that the stamp is severed on the )1p-stroke. of the knife and extending across the toppf the passage is.a stationary knife 38 a assists in the severing of the. stamps. The knife 31S moves over a yielding abutment`in the form of a spring 39 which is bowed rearwardly so as to engage the swinging plate with considerable friction and hold the :same raised after a stamp has been cut. This spring does not form a positive clutch but readily permits the cutter or knife to be depressed when the slide 7 is pressed downivardly.v The slide 7 is connected by the bolt 1l with a reciprocatory element el() in lthe form of a rod which is movable ir a vertical guide groove ell in the front wall of the casing and on thisrod is a striking ele- 43 with which engages a pawl 44 held yieldingly toward the teeth by a spring 45 and the free end of this pawl is engaged by the detent .13. The hammer or striking element is adapted to be suddenly and :forcibly raised by a stiff extension spring 46 that has its upperend anchored at L17 to the front wall of the casing and its lower end connected at 48 to the element 40, and this spring is under tension when the cutting mecha.- nism is set., and hence when the detent is actu- 'ated by a coin, the pawl 44 will be released sovthat the spring 46 can be brought into the knife to move the latter downwardly,

The lever 49 is actuated 'by another lever engages the arm of the lever 49 opposite from that carrying the piu 5l. On the inner end of the lever 52 is a pin or projection 54 with which is adapted to engage a piv-` oted catch or dog 55 on the lslide. actuated element. 49. The catch or dogr 55 is pivoted at=i`ts upper end 56 and the. lower end is' yieldingly held projected from one side ot' the element 4.-() by a spring 5T.

Then the-parts are in normal position the knifct is raised and the dog 55 disposed above tht` projection 54 on the lbwer lever l 52, .Hind hence as the elel'nent or hammer carrier 40 is pressed downwardly b v the slide '7, the dog will oseillate the-'lever 52 which will'in turn oscillate tht lever 49 and cause the pin or projection 51 thereof to swing the knife 3G downwardly to open posit-ion so that the. next stamp can feed forwardly between the knives, it being under.`l

istood that the feeding wheel 19 is. moved l onestep during the setting of the cutting l mechanism since the pawl or arm 31'has its fre" end connected at 58 with the element 40; The levers 49 and 52 are returned to normal position. as soon as the dog or catch y55 passes oit' the pinor projection 5i, by a nient or hammer 42 so arranged that it will engage under the cutter 36 and raise thee'- salne. On the rod or bar 41 are ratchet teeth 52`fu1crumed at. 53 in such position thatnit play to actuate theknife or cutter 36. The A lli:

`trolling t-hesaid element.. and a. quick-acting a cutter normally. disposed across the same. l means for yieldingly holding the cutter in,l such position, a .device arranged to engage l the cutter and move the same to said position, means for recovering the said device. l an actuatorl for moving the cutter on its cutting stroke, and means for holding the actuator in position Afor action. l

1.11. A vending machine comprising a cuttei',a. device for engaging the cutter and l moving the same in one direction, means for removing the device from the cutterl after it has been moved thereby, a Striking l element arranged to move independently ot the cutter and strike the same for moving the latter on its cutting stroke, and a means controlling the said element.'

"12. A vending machine comprising a cutter,` a device for engagingthe cutter and moving the same. in one direction, means for i'en'loving the device `from lthe cutter after it has been moved thereby, a striking element arranged to move independently of lthe cutter and strike the same for moving the latter on its cutting stroke, a means condeviee for moving the element on `its striking stroke.

' `13. A vending machine compri-sing a cutter, a4 reciprocating haminer-carrying element, means actuated by the element to move the cutter 'in one direction and automatically released from the element to move away from the cutter, a hammer on the elelnent for striking the cutter, and an automatically locked device arranged to engage the element to hold the same in set position and releasahle to permit the element to l operate.

to cause the cutter to move in one direction and thc dog being automatically released from the second lever before the element has tinished its movement, 'a spring acting on the tirs-t lever to move the same away from the cutter, a hammer on the element, a spring actuating on the element to .cause the'hammer to strike the cutter and move the sameon its cutting stroke, and a device for holding the element in set position with the. spring under tension.

ll A vending machine coniprising a ribbon feeding yroll having peripheral flanges, a friction roll monnted to engage the periphery of the tiret.4 mentioned roll-between hedianges and movable a Yay from the lirst mentioned roll and laterally to permit the friction roll to be supported on a flange ot' the feeding roll,` and an actuating means for the feeding roll, p

16. A vending machine comprising a casing having a discharge opening, a ribbon feeding device 'in the casing including a ratchet pawl, a cutte' arrangedin coperative relation with the opening, a reciprocatory element in the casing. a hammer on the elenient for striking the cutter to.move the same on its cutting stroke, a spring-re- Vturned device actuated by the element to move the cutter vto set position, means for connecting the pawl with the element, a spring for moving the element from set position to actuate the cutter by a hammer and return the pawl, a device tor holding the element in set position, and means outside the casing and connected with the ele* ment for moving" the same to set position against the tension ot the said sp1-n10'.

ln testimonyl whereof I affix my signature 14. A vending machine comprising a eut-A kin presence of two Witnesses.

te'r, a reciprocatorv element,4 a lever engagt ing the cutter, a second lever engaging the t first, a dog on the element engaging the second lover to operate both levers together GEORGE TROMBLEY. Witnesses (hun Oris, E. 1V. XVI-irre. 

